Los Angeles, CA – Mad Men, the first original offering from AMC, garnered top drama series honors and ABC's Pushing Daisies triumphed in the comedy series area at this years 60th Directors Guild of America Awards.
Held Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, the DGA Awards honors not just television and film directors, but their directorial teams.
Alan Taylor and team took home the outstanding achievement award for the Mad Men pilot. Daisies director Barry Sonnenfeld's team won for the "Pie-Lette" episode.
More DGA Awards for outstanding directorial achievement in the television area include:
Movies for Television
Yves Simoneau
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - HBO
Reality
Bertram Van Munster
The Amazing Race - CBS
Daytime Serial
Larry Carpenter
One Life to Live - ABC
Musical/Variety Program
Glenn P. Weiss
61st Annual Tony Awards – CBS
Children's Programming
Paul Hoen
Jump In – Disney Channel
See the entire list of DGA Awards winners here at www.dga.org.